The pay was good, considering I do not have a degree. The benefits package was amazing. The perks you receive as a employee. The mission of MD Anderson is phenomenal.

Cons

The medical center is horrible! The streets and traffic are bad! Working with employees who have degrees tend to look down on employees without degrees. Some are snooty and stuck up. Some managers do not know how to manage an office. The department I was employed with there was some favoritism of other employees which in my opinion was unprofessional.

-The work was challenging, but not exceedingly difficult.-It was fulfilling knowing that I was actively saving lives with my work.-The people were mostly nice to work with.-Benefits were great.-Generally a laid-back yet productive environment

Cons

-The pay was much too low. This is the only real reason I left.-The parking situation was ridiculous.-The food was expensive and not very good-Promotions were difficult to come by

Some departments are really great and others are really bad. If you find yourself in a bad one you have to wait one year before you can transfer to a new department.

Cons

The budget has been so strict that they low-ball everyone on job offers, promotions and raises. When I was first given a verbal offer it was $10k higher than my written offer and I was told to take it or leave it. This same thing happened to my predecessor in the same position. I also brought in over $1.3M in grant funding during my first 6 months and I was only given a 0.5% raise.

I have been working at MD Anderson Cancer Center full-time (more than 10 years)

Pros

MDA has excellent salary and benefits; I do believe there is opportunity to grow and it's so large that you can move to different a different department and have a whole new job and experience. People are great, patient care is beyond reproach.

Cons

ALOT of red tape, ALOT of policies and procedures that totally frustrate the faculty and make the job of dept. manager very difficult. New president and EVP-PIC spend more time on developing "moon shots" and "strategic planning" than actually getting to know the areas and figuring out the real problems. Morale is low and I would jump ship in a second if given the opportunity. Many world-class faculty have left and many top executives. Makes me fearful for what's coming up.